Plant and fungus systematics and taxonomy constitute foundational disciplines that underpin our understanding of biodiversity. Historically grounded in morphological and anatomical studies, these ...

Kew Bulletin is an international peer-reviewed journal of plant taxonomy. It publishes original articles, short communications and reviews on the taxonomy, nomnecalture, phylogeny, systematics and ...

The genus Laretia Gillies & Hook, comprises a single species, L. acaulis (Cav.) Gillies & Hook., of xerophilous subshrubs that form flat compact cushions. It is endemic to southern South America and ...

Plant names can seem intimidating to new gardeners. Common names are usually vague, and can be confused with other plants. The Latin names can seem complicated — more so when they get changed around.

Telipogon cruentilabrum is one of four new rare and spectacular Telipogon species described in 2025 by Dr Carlos Martel, ...

Latin might seem like an obscure, inscrutable language for naming plants. But it can open up the botanical world in ways you can’t imagine. By Margaret Roach The plants are trying to tell us something ...

For nearly two decades, Sacramento State’s campus herbarium lay dormant, its plant specimens hidden and nearly forgotten inside a shuttered lab in Sequoia Hall. Then, in January 2024, plant ecologist ...

Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25 years. With our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging interest in the technological arts and sciences, Ars is ...